Friday, December 23, 2011

Visiting Antwerp

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Marjolein and I took a little day trip to Antwerp today. The station is old and beautiful.

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Station's roof.

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Looking down. The station has 3 or 4 floors!

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There were trees with pressies in 'm.

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The main shopping street with all the expensive shops.

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There was a guy playing a piano.

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And an old man playing an accordeon.

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Also there were pretty things on street corners.

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And a hand...

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And there was a pretty Marjoleintje as well :-)

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The "Onze lieve vrouwe" cathedral.

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This HAS TO BE the most photographed row of houses in Antwerp; At "de grote markt". It's fantastic.

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A small castle on the banks of the river "Schelde".

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The train back got cancelled. Actually both the train there as well as the train back were cancelled. Getting there and going back was all a bit disastrous.

It was nice to see some buildings in town but I have to say that I will not visit Antwerp again in the next 10 years I think. Mostly the city is grey and dull, like many big Belgian cities...

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